Organisation: The Department of Health

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Waterford's Grow it Yourself has developed a new €1.45m national education centre

Two billion people are starving or malnourished across the globe, while hundreds of millions more are obese.

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Senior HSE staff drafted in to run West’s main hospitals

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Reilly to review HSE plan to close 16 beds in community hospital

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Suspicions of fraud went back 18 years

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Officials fail to attend meeting on mental hospital

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Ban on testing apes and monkeys ruled out

Nursing home repayments liable for tax

Caroline O’Doherty

Tue, 30 Aug, 2005

Health service set to gain 600 jobs this year

THE Department of Health last night took issue with a claim that 600 jobs would be shed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) under its first national service plan.

Wed, 06 Apr, 2005

Martin under fire for spending €30m on 'unnecessary health reports'

THE Department of Health has come under fire for wasting €30 million of tax payers' money on unnecessary reports while the health service is struggling to cope with demand.

Thu, 04 Nov, 2004

People who breach smoke ban ‘may be denied entry to US’

The Department of Health has reportedly claimed that smokers prosecuted for breaching the workplace smoking ban risk not being permitted entry to the US or Australia.

Fri, 16 Jul, 2004

Plan to save lives from colon cancer ‘shelved’

THE Department of Health has shelved the first stage in a plan to introduce a national screening programme that would save lives from bowel cancer, a medical expert spearheading the project has claimed.

Tue, 30 Mar, 2004

Govt to launch anti-drug TV campaign

The Department of Health is due to launch a series of television adverts today aimed at raising awareness about drugs in Irish society.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2004

Department spends €9m on reviewing health service

THE Department of Health has spent almost €9 million on reports, reviews and expert committees since July 1997, but the figure covers just 53 of 121 such initiatives.

Wed, 17 Sep, 2003

Blood bank to contact infected donors

TWENTY eight donors who tested positive for hepatitis C antibodies in the early 1990s, but were not immediately informed of the result are due to begin receiving letters from the Blood Bank today.

Tue, 03 Sep, 2002